One Glorious Night

1924 film

  • J. Grubb Alexander
  • Harvey Gates
Starring
  • Elaine Hammerstein
  • Alan Roscoe
  • Phyllis Haver
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 1, 1924 (1924-12-01)
Running time
56 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

One Glorious Night is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Alan Roscoe, and Phyllis Haver.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Mary Stevens jilts Kenneth McLane and marries Chester James, a wealthy clubman. His mother lives with them and governs them as she controls the finances. She forbids Mary to have any children. After leaving the house with Mary, Chester returns to his home and deserts Mary. Mary has a child, which is adopted by Kenneth who has become wealthy. Years later he finds Mary and marries her.

Cast

  • Elaine Hammerstein as Mary Stevens
  • Alan Roscoe as Kenneth McLane
  • Phyllis Haver as Sarah Graham
  • Freeman Wood as Chester James
  • Lillian Elliott as Mrs. Clark
  • Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Graham
  • Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. James
  • Vondell Darr as Mary
  • Edward Coxen as Club Secretary

Preservation and status

A complete copy of the film is located at the Cinematheque Royale du Belgique.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dick p. 232
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: One Glorious Night at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: One Glorious Night", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (13): 51, June 20, 1925, retrieved April 10, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "One Glorious Night [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

Bibliography

  • Bernard F. Dick. Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8131-3019-4
  • One Glorious Night at IMDb


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